Hey! I just got my system put toghether consisting of a pair of Paradigm studio reference 100's floorstanders, Acurus A200 stereo amp, Acurus LS11 line stage preamp and a Nad c541i CDP. My wires are audio research gold rca's ($20) going from amp to preamp and ixos rca's ($40) to the cdp. Speakers are biwired. This is my first system I have put toghether as in the past all I have owned was either mini-systems and/or receivers with crappy speakers.

Now my question is with the sound, of course. At quarter listining levels I love the sound, nice and clean but bass is lacking. When you turn it upto halfway bass is kicking but the sound becomes harsh and not as easy on the ears. I figure the problem lies either in my wires or my preamp. I dont think its the amp since it puts out 200 rms at 8 ohms and the cd player is just a cd player.

Does anyone know which rca cables make the sound a little warmer while at the same time adding more bass maybe? I would go out and try a whole bunch but there are few to none professional audio shops around my area so I would have to by offline, unless Monster cable is an option. I'm looking somewhere in the sub $500 range. Any suggestions would be appreciated by those who also experienced little bass and harsh sound at high volume. Thanks guys